LIVE
Here in the Live section, you will find different tutorials to help navigate different aspects of life; from internet security to Youtube to using a photo editing website.
SECURITY
Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and LinkedIn offer great ways to socialize and connect with friends and others who share similar interests — or to network professionally. Below is a list of 10 ways on how to protect yourself on Social Media.
LIFE RESOURCES
City Life/Vida Urbana's page includes an emergency hotline, a letter template to the landlord or bank if you can't afford rent, and information on eviction freezes and court updates.
Craigslist is a classifieds advertisements website with sections devoted to jobs, housing, items for sale (or free), and much more! With millions of postings every day, let’s learn how to safely navigate the site.
MEDIA RESOURCES
Canva is a graphic design platform, used to create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents, and other visual content. The app includes templates for users to use. The platform is free to use and offers paid subscriptions like Canva Pro and Canva for Enterprise for additional functionality.
Youtube is an online video platform that will let you share your videos with friends and family. It also lets you search for videos posted by other people and view them. The steps above will help you search for videos on Youtube.
Grovo has thousands of free, one-minute video tutorials on popular websites and mobile apps. You can even sign up to receive daily emails with tutorials on websites or apps you like. Want to explore without signing up? Log in with Email:grovo@techgoeshome.org Password:techgoeshome
Techboomers.com is a free educational website containing tons of useful information and step-by-step tutorials about popular, trusted websites, including many featured in our curriculum like Gmail, Google Maps, LinkedIn, Facebook, Yelp, Twitter, Etsy, and more! For a full list, visit techboomers.com/courses.
Four activities to practice using the internet safely. Learn about browsing, passwords, computers and email, and social media.
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